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1
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New Zealand is situated 1200 miles ____ of Australia

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east

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primary topographic feature of New Zealand

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Southern Alps

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Why are most vineyards in NZ located on the eastern side of the islands?

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Southern Alps provide RS on SI - there are some shorter mountain systems + several high volcanic mountains on the NI that provide similar function

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__% of production is white wine

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80

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t/f: SB accounts for 65% of plantings

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true

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top 3 white grapes of NZ

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Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris

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top 2 red grapes

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PN, Merlot

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New Zealand’s Geographical Indications (excluding the 3 enduring indications) must be renewed after the first _ yrs, and every __ years after

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5; 10

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New Zealand wine requirement for stated variety, vintage, origin

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85%

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largest grower of PN

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Marlborough

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Methode Marlborough

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traditional method

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the 3 unofficial subregions of Marlborough

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Wairau Valley
Awatere Valley
Southern Valleys

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NZ’s 2nd most productive wine region

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Hawke’s Bay

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Chardonnay capital of New Zealand

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Gisborne

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More than half the vines in Wairarapa are planted to…

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Pinot Noir

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Most import subregion of Wairarapa

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Martinborough

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highest elevation wine region

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Central Otago

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Where is the Waipara Valley situated?

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Waipara Valley - official subregion of North Canterbury

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Nelson has one of the ______ climates in New Zealand

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sunniest

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Vines were first planted in NZ in ____; first wine produced in the late ___

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1819 - late 1830s

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What were some of the factors that crippled NZ’s wine industry in the 20th century?

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Restrictive alcohol laws
Hybrids constituted the major plantings

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Marlborough’s first commercial vineyards wasn’t established until ___

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When did Marlborough blow up on the international radar?

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1985 - courtesy of Cloudy Bay Vineyards

24
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Why is mechanical harvesting more common than hand harvesting?

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cheap labor is scarce in NZ - sparsely populated

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t/f: NZ has a higher price per bottle than any other country in the world
true - no mass production zones in NZ
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t/f: over 85% of New Zealand's wines utilize screwcaps
true
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t/f: there are no laws governing enrichment, acidification, pruning, yields, or irrigation techniques
true
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Specialty of Auckland
Merlot/Cab Sauv blends
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Auckland is sandwiched between....
Northland and Waikato/Bay of Plenty
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traditional center of wine business
Auckland
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Where is Waiheke Island and what does it specialize in?
Subregion of Auckland - Bordeaux Blends
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Gisborne aka _______ Bay
Poverty
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the dominant grape of NZ's Bordeaux blends
Merlot
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NZ's oldest winery
Mission Estate (1851) - started by Catholic missionaries from France
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soils of Hawke's Bay
Alluvial soils that progressively get more stony, gravelly, and rocky as you get closer to the coast
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96% of NZ's wineries are certified by this 1994 initiative
Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand
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Waitaki Valley is known for its _____ soils
Limestone
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t/f: NZ Chard typically sees oak
true
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two prominent subregions of Auckland
Weiheke Island Kumeu
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1st wine region in world the see the dawn
gisborne
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sparkling wine is a specialty of this region
Gisborne
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lead red of Gisborne
Merlot
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Gisborne is primarily known for Chardonnay, but _______ varieties grow well here as well
aromatic; eg viognier, gewurtztraminer
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white grapes of Hawke's Bay
SB, Chard, PG
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Gimblett Gravels is known for Bordeaux varieties and _____
Syrah
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capital of NZ, and which island
Wellington - N Island
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Wairau vs Awatere expressions of SB
Wairau: warmer, more tropical Awatere: cooler, more herbaceous
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Waipara Valley is known for these two varieties
PN and Riesling
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Where is extremely high quality Riesling made?
Waipara Valley
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Where is Waipara Valley?
Subregion of Canterbury
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What is unique about the ozone layer above Central Otago
the ozone layer is particularly thin above Central Otago; allowing more concentrated sunlight to hit the grapes
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Wanaka, Gibbston, Bannockburn, Alexandra, Bendigo, Cromwell are all subregions of...
Central Otago
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How does Gisborne benefit from being at the widest part of the country?
westerly winds are warmed as they cross the island; these winds push Chardonnay here to the tropical spectrum of aromas and flavors
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primary soils of New Zealand
very mixed; greywacke, schist, and volcanic (north island)

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